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In light of the new guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults, the American Medical Association (AMA) is ...
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Medicare paid at least $1.5 billion over a decade to replace seven types of defective heart devices, a government watchdog says. The devices apparently failed ...
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As part of its program aimed at educating physicians and other health care professionals on the benefits and limitations of genomics and precision medicine, the ...
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By Laurie Udesky Allen Barron scrunches up his tiny face and wails as his mother gently tips him backward onto the lap of Jean Calvo, a ...
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